What is 'The World?'
[thoughts of a ~burning woman~ ]
A few weeks (months?) ago I was asked to define what I meant when I used the term 'the world' in my writings. I know I should not have been, but was nevertheless, surprised that the term brought up the question; that it needed defining. How fast, how far, have the people's understanding fallen in these last years!
Even a few years ago in this pseudo-Christian country, such a question need not be asked. 'The World' was not a technical definition of a material entity, such as a planet (Earth, for example) or a combination of such (the solar system, for another example) but something more, ineffable and always inimical. 'The World' was evil personified. All of the things people did that ran counter to the so-called 'Law of God' were due to influencing and pressuring by 'The World' and those who serve such an entity.
I hope I don't have to define the 'Law of God' here - sufficing to remind all that truly just laws are derived from it. No escaping that. Another quick reminder of what I mean by the 'Law of God' would be simply a virtuous lifestyle - make of that what you will. It, of course, goes much deeper for those who seek avatar status.
'The World' then is that which sets itself up counter to the 'Law of God' and which causes people to 'sin' - ah, another word that has lost all meaning in this wonderful New Age of meaninglessness - which means, that causes people to do harm to each other and to their environment. Those who live by the promptings of 'The World' ('The 'World' has no law as such, but is an amalgam of chaotic, utterly destructive and mindless thinking) live self-defeating lives even while trying (and pretending) to make those lives better. I think we can see enough of that all around, I do not need to belabor the point.
That's what 'The World' does, but what is it? Christians would describe it as Satan, or the spawn of Satan. But what is Satan? Even I cannot be certain of that because it is a creature of myth; the ultimate bad guy among a plethora of bad guys. I can do better than simply relegate 'The World' to a symbol of evil.
What has the power to make Earth people (some take exception to my people calling them [you?] Earthians as if somehow that was a derogatory term: it is not. It is an accurate description of ISSA beings living on a world they insist on calling Earth and home) do things any reasonably intelligent person can see as negative, destructive, conducive to degeneracy through the various stages of criminal behavior.
What is it that so blinds the Earthian "soul" that it continues to repeat the same horror; go through the same vexing performances, day after day, knowing that nothing good can come of it on the long run? What has the ability to so mesmerize Earthians that they cannot remember yesterday's mistakes and proceed to make them over today, and each time plunging into them a bit deeper, thus spreading the problem exponentially?
What then, is 'The World'?
"For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms." (An actual quote from the book of Ephesians).
Who are these entities we cannot see, but who exert such force upon everything in this world, not just Earthians? Whoever they are, they are the ones I mean when I use the term 'The World' and they in truth are the real source of our misery. Earthians are programmed, literally, to do their bidding. Only through self-empowerment and all the very real personal struggle and even trauma such empowerment entails, can one 'escape' their depredations within our minds and our hearts.
In actual fact there is no 'escape' from them. To enter into conflict with them through personal choice of an alternate way of thinking which guarantees an alternate lifestyle means to enter into a battle of will that goes on to the end of time. And that explains why they are so successful even when it is obvious that to believe them and follow them is to deny life.
It remains a truism that few are those who would take on such a Homeric struggle which does not appear to ever resolve itself. Who is equal to such a task? Yet if we do not enter this fight, what are we? Do we not remain slaves to our selfish desires; our short-sightedness, our meaningless passage through life to end in whimpering death? Does the love we would so much like to experience not continue to elude our grasp; do we not remain without compassion; are we not already dead in spirit?
Our dilemma in this case comes down to this:
"Si jeunesse s'avait; si vieillesse pouvait." [translated: "If youth knew; if age could"]
(Henri Estienne)
I know if I had not begun on this path when I was a child, I would likely not understand the need to be on it now. You see, religion was 'invented' to put children on the path of virtue, but what have 'they' done to that invention? Today its reputation ranks somewhat below that of politics.
I loved following your logic and explanation of your current understanding. I think a lot of what you say is correct, but I still believe in my own "understanding".
I know, from what I've read of your writings, that you will accept my partial disagreement. Thank you for your thoughts, shared with a diverse and disparate readership.
Terry
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difference in our sociatal and political environs. I think that basket-of-the- awakened is getting fuller; there are some great positive reactions to the negative ones.
But, as always, a good, thought-provoking article, friend!
Micke
(hope you don't mind my counter-point :o)
Article Religion and politics!
Enjoyed reading and learning
Love Peace and hugssss...morning star
The definition of "world" by the earthians, is not a ethereal, grammatical or phyche definition, it is just formulated as an excuse expressed with the wish to be included by the pathetic human carnival.
Georg
Thought provoking write, Thank you Regis
Pierre
Tom